John MacDonald “Jack” Coleman ( born John MacDonald “Jack” Coleman ; born February 21, 1958, Easton, PA , USA) is an American actor and screenwriter, famous for the roles of Noah Bennett in the science fiction series “ Heroes ” and Stephen Carrington in soap opera " Dynasty " [1] .
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| Birth name | John MacDonald Coleman |
| Date of Birth | February 21, 1958 (61 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Easton, PA , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actor , screenwriter |
| Career | 1981 - present |
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Content
- 1 Early life
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Filmography
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Early life
Jack Coleman was born February 21, 1958 [2] in Easton, Pennsylvania , USA . He is the great-grandson of Benjamin Franklin in the sixth generation [1] . He attended Solebury School and Duke University , where he decided to make acting his profession. And after graduating from the university in 1980, he entered the National Theater Institute .
Career
Coleman's first major role was the appearance in four episodes of the series " Days of Our Lives " in 1981. In 1983, he joined the cast of the soap opera Dynasty , where for five years he played the role of Stephen Carrington, the youngest son of the head of the Carrington family, until he left the series in 1988.
Coleman starred in many different guest series. In 2004, he was busy filming the series Royal Hospital , where he played the comatose patient Peter Rickman. In 2006 he was invited to the series " Heroes " for one of the main roles of Noah Bennett. In 2011, he appeared in the series The Vampire Diaries , where he played the role of Billy Forbes, Caroline's father. In 2012, he appeared in the 5th season of the Castle television series as William Breaken, a senator directly involved in the murder of Kate Beckett’s mother.
In 2013, Shonda Rimes took Coleman in the third season of her series “ Scandal ” [3] .
Personal life
In 1996, he married actress Beth Tussen , and in 1999 they had a daughter, Tess.
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | f | Days of our life | Days of our lives | Jake Kositchek |
| 1984 | from | Shine | Glitter | character name unknown |
| 1985 | from | Finder of lost loves | Finder of lost loves | Dr. Eric Jordan |
| 1985 | from | Boat of love | The love boat | Scott Barrett |
| 1986 | from | Dynasty 2: Colby Family | The colbys | Stephen Carrington |
| 1988 | f | The pursuit of happiness | The pursuit of happiness | Stan |
| 1983 - 1988 | from | Dynasty | Dynasty | Stephen Carrington |
| 1989 | tf | Bridesmaids | Bridesmaids | Matt |
| 1990 | tf | Daughter of Darkness | Daughter of darkness | Delvin |
| 1990 | tf | Children of the Bride | Children of the bride | Dennis |
| 1991 | tf | The Return of Eliot Ness | The return of eliot ness | Jill Labin |
| 1992 | from | Nightmare Cafe | Nightmare cafe | Frank Nolan |
| 1993 | tf | Massage | Rubdown | Marion Puli |
| 1994 | f | Trapped in space | Trapped in space | Grant |
| 1994 | f | Foreign student | Foreign student | Rex Jennings |
| 1995 | f | Diagnosis: Murder | Diagnosis Murder | Eddie gault |
| 1995 | f | Justice Burke | Burke's law | |
| 1995 | f | Naked truth | The naked truth | Colin Terrell |
| 1996 | f | Touch of an angel | Touched by an angel | Jeff Ritchie |
| 1996 | f | Time under fire | Time under fire | Lance mccartney |
| 1997 | f | Spawn | Spawn | Doctor |
| 1997 | tf | Angels in the endzone | Angels in the endzone | Peter Harper |
| 1997 | tf | Operation Medusa | Medusa's child | Dean Cooper |
| 1998 | tf | Absolution | Last rites | Agent Gary Blake |
| 1998 | f | Network | The net | Dr. Stephen Graf |
| 1998 | f | Mistress | The landlady | Patrick Foreman |
| 1999 | tf | Who to replace dad | Replacing Dad | Dr. Mark Chandler |
| 2000 | f | Oh baby | Rick | |
| 2001 | f | Evil hunters | Special unit 2 | George Armstrong |
| 2001 | f | Providence | Providence | Larry |
| 2002 | f | Company recipe | Becker | Tony holland |
| 2003 | f | Studio city | Andrew Mason | |
| 2003 | f | As jim said | According to Jim | Sean Curran |
| 2004 | f | Royal Hospital | Kingdom Hospital | Peter Rickman |
| 2004 | from | Body parts | Nip / tuck | Dr. Avery Atherton |
| 2004 | from | CSI: Miami | CSI: Miami | Martin Gillespie |
| 2004 | from | Without a trace | Without a trace | Roy duceck |
| 2006 | tf | Beauties of a cow | Cow belles | Reed callum |
| 2006 | f | Handsome men | Entourage | Bradley |
| 2006 - 2009 | from | Heroes | Heroes | Noah Bennett |
| 2008 | f | Beautiful loser | Beautiful loser | Jimmy |
| 2009 | tf | Polar storm | Polar storm | Dr. James Mayfield |
| 2010 | tf | Rock the house | Rock the house | Max Peterson |
| 2010 | from | Mentalist | The mentalist | Max |
| 2010 | from | Dr. House | House | Joe Dugan |
| 2010 - 2013 | from | Office | The office | Senator Lipton |
| 2011 | from | The Vampire Diaries | Vampire diaries | Bill forbes |
| 2012 - 2015 | from | Castle | Castle | Senator William Brecken |
| 2013 | from | Scandal | Scandal | Daniel Douglas Langston |
| 2015 | from | Heroes: Rebirth | Heroes reborn | Noah Bennett |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 NBC Universal Media Village (2006-11-08). From 'Dynasty' To NBC's 'Heroes,' Life Never Looked Better Through "Horn Rimmed Glasses" For New Series Regular Jack Coleman . Press release . Retrieved 2007-01-13 . (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Jack Coleman Biography (1958-)
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva. Joanne Kelly In 'Hostages', Jack Coleman In 'Scandal', America Olivo In 'Chicago PD' . Deadline.com (September 24, 2013). Date of appeal September 26, 2013.
Links
- Jack Coleman at the Internet Movie Database